Monday, March 22, 2010

#779) TROT NIXON

Trot Nixon was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Mets on June 13, 2008. Starting outfielders, Moises Alou and Ryan Church were both placed on the disabled list and the club found themselves in need of a replacement during their absence. The veteran Nixon had been playing in the minor leagues for Arizona at the time of the deal. "I'll tell you what," former Red Sox teammate Pedro Martinez commented, "He can play for my team any day."

Trot described the Mets during his time in New York, "...plenty of guys in here grind it out. This is a great group." Nixon appeared in 11 games, and managed six hits. One of which was a home run that accounted for his lone RBI for the Mets.

On June 29th he was placed on the disabled list due to hernia surgery. The Mets granted Trot his release at the close of the season, and he signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers on December 18, 2008.

Trot Nixon signed his card in the set for my friend Jay at the Purpose Driven Baseball Camp (where he was a guest instructor) in Clayton, North Carolina on February 27, 2010.

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PROJECT STATUS

Current Count of 712 of 791 players.

90.0% Complete

( 7 -Special Moment cards)

Project started in October 2008.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The New York Mets and all their fans bid farewell to a major part of their history at the close of the 2008 baseball season. Shea Stadium had been our summer home for 45 years. So many memories were built there by the 790 players that appeared in a game for the Mets during that time. In celebration of that I created a set of handmade cards featuring each one of these men. My design was done in such a way as to allow an autograph to be included. I am now in the process of having each one signed by those players. This blog will feature the cards as I get them completed. I hope you enjoy following my progress and reliving the careers of these great men that will always be our Mets.

ABOUT ME

I am a lifelong New York Mets fan that grew up in the midwest. I have followed the club and it's rich array of characters throughout the years. Perhaps the most special of which are the "one game" appearances. These men each have a terrific story and honor the legacy of the great Archibald "Moonlight" Graham.
As an autograph collector of the Mets team I will be posting my successes here as well. The focus of my collection is to add a signed baseball card for each man to appear in a game for the Mets. I will be posting examples of these here.